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Thales to demo land domain capabilities at 25th IAVC

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Thales to demo land domain capabilities at 25th IAVC

17 January 2025

Thales in the UK’s Land team is gearing up for its first event of 2025 – the International Armoured Vehicles Conference (IAVC) – being held next week at IAVC’s new home in the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, from Tuesday 21st to Thursday 23rd January.

STFC backs 28 start-ups to accelerate UK innovation

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STFC backs 28 start-ups to accelerate UK innovation

17 January 2025

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) will welcome 28 pioneering start-ups to its successful network of UK Business Incubation Centres (BIC), which is part of its most recent £2 million drive to empower small businesses and stimulate the UK economy.

Gatwick’s growth plans look to boost UK-China connectivity

Aerospace

Gatwick’s growth plans look to boost UK-China connectivity

17 January 2025

London Gatwick’s expansion plans could significantly boost the economy and UK-China connectivity as demand continues to grow, with an almost 265% year-on-year rise in passenger volumes between Gatwick and China.

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Stansted ESD barrier free system set to go live

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Stansted ESD barrier free system set to go live

17 January 2025

London Stansted Airport has confirmed its new barrierless system for vehicles using its Express Set Down (ESD) area is set to go live on 22nd January 2025.

BAE Systems to modernise USS Green Bay

Defence

BAE Systems to modernise USS Green Bay

17 January 2025

BAE Systems has received a $212 million contract from the US Navy for the modernisation of the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20).

RTX’s Raytheon to replenish Dutch Patriot system

Defence

RTX’s Raytheon to replenish Dutch Patriot system

17 January 2025

RTX’s Raytheon has been awarded a $529 million contract to supply the Netherlands with a Patriot air and missile defence system fire unit and related equipment, to support the replenishment of a Patriot fire unit donated to Ukraine.

Military assistance to Ukraine supported by UK defence industry

Defence

Military assistance to Ukraine supported by UK defence industry

16 January 2025

Yorkshire based Sheffield Forgemasters is to begin production of artillery barrels for the first time in almost two decades after a £61 million contract was awarded to BAE Systems, as the UK ramps up its military supplies and support to Ukraine.

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HRH The Princess Royal opens Capita’s FSC Immersive Skills Lab

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HRH The Princess Royal opens Capita’s FSC Immersive Skills Lab

16 January 2025

HRH Princess Anne has opened a new Immersive Skills Lab, a purpose-built, fully flexible learning space at Capita’s Fire Service College (FSC), created to support practical and collaborative firefighter training and skills development.

ISTEC to provide SDS for British Army’s MLRS A2

Defence

ISTEC to provide SDS for British Army’s MLRS A2

16 January 2025

ISTEC Services Limited is a British company with 35 years of operationally proven experience in the - which designs, manufactures and supplies complex weapon integration solutions - has been selected to provide the smoke discharger systems (SDS) for the British Army’s new M270 MLRS A2.

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Building steps towards CNI resilience

Features

Building steps towards CNI resilience

10 January 2025

Peter Lenk, Technical Lead at Goldilock, sets out the key steps for building a timeline of resilience for the protection of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI).

Selecting precision motors for commercial aerospace applications

Focus

Selecting precision motors for commercial aerospace applications

14 January 2025

Commercial aerospace is rapidly diversifying, with the traditional fleet of airliners and business jets set to be joined by electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) taxis and the next generation of supersonic aircraft. What they all have in common is a requirement for high-performance precision motors to provide mission-critical motion ...

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Space

NASA confirms 2024 warmest year on record

14 January 2025

Earth's average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis led by NASA scientists.

Defence

Dstl trials future of invisible war

14 January 2025

The future of ‘invisible war’ has been trialled by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) using emerging and next generation electromagnetic (EM) concepts.

Aerospace Security

Final test flights for future national drone network completed

7 January 2025

The final drone flight trials of Project CAELUS have taken place between Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin and Aberdeen during November and December.

Security

Police Scotland launch recruitment campaign for more police officers

7 January 2025

Police Scotland has launched the second phase of a national advertising campaign with TV, radio and digital advertising to recruit police officers across Scotland.

Space

University of Bristol and UKAEA team produce world's first carbon-14 diamond battery

4 December 2024

Scientists and engineers from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have successfully created the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery, which has game-changing applications, including in the space sector.

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